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Ebola Virus
The Ebola virus, named after the river in Northern Zaire where it was discovered, is a RNA-containing, thread (or filament) shaped virus that causes severe bleeding and fever (hemorrhagic ...
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Ebola Virus
The Ebola virus is one of two members of a family of viruses that is designated as the Filoviridae. The name of the virus comes from a river located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
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Ebola Virus
Ebola virus is the name given to several strains of virus that cause human hemorrhagic fever. The name "Ebola" comes from the Ebola River in Zaire, Africa, where the virus was first identi...
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Ebola
Ebola is a highly deadly viral hemorrhagic disease. As the disease progresses, the walls of blood vessels break down and blood gushes from every tissue and organ. The disease is caused by the ...
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The Ebola Virus
Today, in many poor countries, especially Africa, there is a battle being fought against a deadly virus called the Ebola Virus. The Ebola Virus was originally named after the Ebola R...
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I am going to write about Ebola. I believe that we should help fund the hospitals in Africa to help prevent out breaks in hospitals. Ebola is one of the many deadly unknown diseases. It causes many f...
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Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone, calls Ebola the, "Molecular shark." It kills its victim little by little while they are still alive. (Altman 104) Ebola is believed to be the deadliest viral...
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